Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
Interview: Afro Celt Sound System
One of the most successful acts to come out of the Real World Records scene, Afro Celt Sound System have made musical fusion,...
DISCOVEr CULTURE through music
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- May 23
- 9 min
200WorldAlbums - Taking stock...
As we reach our 200th nation from which we have reviewed an album, we take a moment to pause and look at where we have got to thus far....
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Apr 5
- 13 min
Interview: I WAY TO ÄL - Äl Jawala
Germany’s premier Balkan-jazz-funk-afrobeat-dub-reggae-Arabic-klezmer-folk-electro band Äl Jawala are not known for being easily...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Mar 21
- 9 min
Interview: Anton Kistrin from Kimnata Grethen (Кімната Гретхен)
On 15th February 2022 we got in touch with Dnipro-based band Kimnata Grethen for a chat which we finalised eight days later on the 23rd...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Feb 24
- 12 min
Interview: Opetaia Foa'i from Te Vaka and Moana
Throughout our time researching music from around the world, one region remained something of a mystery to us – the Pacific Islands....
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Jan 30
- 12 min
Interview: Jamie Catto from 1 Giant Leap
To mark two decades after the release of the first 1 Giant Leap film and album, we spoke to co-creator of the project Jamie Catto,...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Dec 28, 2021
- 14 min
Interview: We Will Never Die - Albert Kuvezin from Yat-Kha
Six years on from their previous release, despite being hampered by the pandemic, Tuvan folk-rockers Yat-Kha delighted fans earlier this...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Nov 25, 2021
- 11 min
Interview: Anástasis: a Journey Through Old Greek Music - Katerina Papadopoulou
Known for its great warriors, wordsmiths and wise men, the legacy of Ancient Greece lives on in every aspect of modern society; breathing...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Oct 27, 2021
- 13 min
Interview: Ashwin Batish
In the summer of 2021, we sat down to chat with fusion music pioneer Ashwin Batish to discuss his musical life in three continents, his...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Sep 26, 2021
- 13 min
Interview: Twm Morys (Bob Delyn a'r' Ebillion)
Poet and frontman of the Welsh-language folk rock band Bob Delyn a'r' Ebillion sat down with us to talk about the music of Brittany and...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Aug 20, 2021
- 13 min
Interview: Azum - Owanj
Electronic music trio Isla Greenwood, Jemal Toussaint, and Isaac Westmore, spoke to us about the development of their debut album,...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Jul 11, 2021
- 12 min
Interview: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
Band members Ashade Pearce, Jahson Gbassay Bull, and Reuben M. Koroma, all formerly displaced by the Sierra Leonean Civil War of the...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- May 24, 2021
- 10 min
Interview: Pura Fé
Indigenous musician and rights campaigner Pura Fé sat down to speak with us about her music, her days touring festivals, indigenous...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Apr 29, 2021
- 10 min
Interview: Michael Brook
The Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated producer, musician, and composer sat down to speak with us about his career in the field of world...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Apr 8, 2021
- 9 min
Interview: Book Of One - Kwadjo Spiri, Sydney Salmon and Erik Rabasca
Completing what might be an industry first, Light Warriors alongside a series of musical collaborators have created a project that...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Mar 10, 2021
- 9 min
Interview: The Earth Orchestra - Emma Newman & Jude Dexter Smith
Having completed the huge undertaking of bringing an artist from every country together to perform on a single track, we spoke to Emma...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Feb 16, 2021
- 11 min
Interview: Break It All (Rompan Todo) - Nicolas Entel
Documentary filmmaker Nicolas Entel joined us to discuss his ground-breaking new Netflix docuseries Rompan Todo, in which he aims to...
Danny Wiser
- Feb 7, 2021
- 7 min
Interview: Quantum Gates - Stefan Elefteriu
Towing the party line to earn a living whilst engaging in subversive acts to develop his craft, electro space-rock composer Stefan...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Jan 26, 2021
- 9 min
Interview: Riddle Songs - Stef Conner
Stef Conner is a self-proclaimed dead language enthusiast, as well as a musician and singer whose passion had led her to some unique...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Dec 16, 2020
- 9 min
Interview: IV - Antonio Vergara
Ecuadorian rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, award-winning sound engineer, former lawyer, and academic Antonio Vergara spoke...
Danny Wiser
- Dec 8, 2020
- 5 min
Interview: Malcura II - Josh Voce from Malcura
Upon release of Malcura's sophomore album, we were joined by guitarist Josh Voce to discuss a range of topics including cultural...
Danny Wiser
- Nov 23, 2020
- 6 min
Interview: Freedom, A New Jerusalem - Jon Scott
Distraught and dismayed by the brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in his native Nigeria, solicitor turned...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Nov 19, 2020
- 7 min
Interview: Mzee (Mzilikazi Wa Afrika) - RISE
Proud African, record producer, singer, musician, former investigative journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika, known professionally as Mzee,...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Oct 21, 2020
- 6 min
Interview: Carlos Toledo from Cápsicum Orquesta
Mexican songwriter and bassist Carlos Toledo joined us to tell us about his band's latest album Prueba El Sabor, the salsa scene in...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Sep 13, 2020
- 9 min
Interview: Bring Back My Soul - JK Soul
JK Soul, Slovenian electronic music producers that contain an authentic soul edge, we sat down to discuss their career so far, and their...
Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
- Aug 4, 2020
- 7 min
Interview: Codes Of Creation - Human Tribes Collective
We discussed spirituality, politics and cultural appropriation, in an exclusive interview with the man behind this truly global piece of...
Joel Dwek
- Jun 21, 2020
- 11 min
The Genius of Randy Newman – An Analysis of the Political Resonance of Good Old Boys
Hidden between darkly comic ditties and romantic ballads, Newman delivers an excoriating critique of racism in America Last night I saw...